The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood, and for these deeds of horror and destruction men have been rewarded with monuments, with great songs and epics. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness. Time alone will reveal what reward will be allotted to women.
ATTRIBUTION:
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928), British feminist. My Own Story, January 1920 entry (1921).
“... Written in the late summer of 1914,” while Europe prepared for the war now referred to as World War I....
